The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-27

axiom that what was the free will of
the ancestors became the destiny of the
posterity; and because our ancestors
maintained public schools and churches
instead of saloons. he helped
us become what we are
today. In 1347 Mr.. McGregor
quit teaching to adopt the profession
of journalist and public speaker, and
went to Canton, leaving his family here
on his farm. well remember the call
he made me while on the way to visit
his family. He was bright and cheer
full. This was but a few days before
his death, and the last time | SAW him
alive. On the 9Th OF September, 1913,
he was attacked with prOfuse hemOr-
rhage from the mouth, which ended his
life in few moments. The cause of
the hemOrrhage was the rupture of an
aneurism of the aorta, as revealed by a
post-mOrtem, conducted by your speak
er. TO commemorate his memory we
have here this monument, and on be-
half of the committee | now present to
you, and to the Trustees of this ceme-
terry, this statue, sacred to the memory
of John McGregOr, feeling assured that
in your keeping it will be treasured,
tNlld hO FdlAICbA llfblANA Will OO cbllOWCu w
mar its beauty or to defame its sur
roundings.
At this point the veil was removed
from the statue, and expressions of &p-
prOVal were manifest on all sides.
Rev. j. G. Kaufman, on behalf of the
Board Of Cemetery Trustees, accepted
the trust in a very appropriate speech.
Here, in Gods acre, where many make
their visits to the graves of loved ones,
will the children and pupils of John
McGregor make their pilgrimage to be-
hold this magnificent work of art. This
is beautiful spot, and it is made more
attractive by such an esthetical Orna-
ment as this. This monument not only
reveres the memory of our honOred
teacher, but it presents the imperisha-
Bbl enforcement of an idea. John Nc
Gregor was the father of higher educa-
tion in our midst, and yonder (the
High schooD, and yOnder (the Normal
schOOD, are other monuments to him
and his work. have first learned at
this monument, from the words of the
honored chairman of the committee,
that your great teacher left the world
| Just as | came into it, and this fact
leads me to say that we who are now
in active life, bear the relation of chill
dren and grandchildren to you who
were his pupils. This teacher came to
you from a foreign land, and you have
imported from another foreign land
this beautiful statue, which at it's
best can be a very feeble rep
resentation to you of the great
original. The memory of this
man, and the significance of this mon
ument. will be to all future generations
the emblem of higher intellectual de-
velopment. | accept from the children
and pupils Of John McGregor, this trust,
on behalf of the Board of Trustees of
this cemetery, and we pledge ourselves
to our successors in office forever, that
it shall be protected from injury by the
| thOughteSS, and as much as may be
from the raYages of time; and in ac-
cepting the trust, we thank you for 1t
on the part of the people, who shall
admire it as work of art and cherish
the great idea it typitieS for coming
generations.
This concluded the exercises at the
cemetery, and all parties were arranged
that photograph might be taken of
the scene. This was admirably taken
by Captain WOlbach.
The monument is the central figure,
the family of John McGregor stand in
| front, near them are the committee and
the pupils; on one side is the G. A. X.
Band and on the other side Co. e, 9Th
| ON. G.. while the mass of people form
| the wings of the scene. This is com
memorative as well as fine work of
art, and is an ornament for any parlor
10 oH1rDGS Tpppint
of twenty-five cents.
After the dinner hour the people be-
gan to assemble at Rickard Hal, which
was soon packed full and many in the
gallery. After little preliminary bus
mess, Archie McGregOr, editor OF the
| STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT, was called
out. He is the Oldest Of nine children
of the h0nored McGregOr, and spoke OF
the traits of his father, as he learned
them in his young manhood. lie
thanked the committee warmly on be-
half of the family. For some time he
dwelt upon the necessary qualifications
of a successful teacher, and from his
observation feared that there is more
of the theoretical and less of the prac-
tical than there should be. He observed,
too. that many of the benefactors of
manhood were not graduates of Uni
versities and Colleges. We need prac-
tical knowledge, and less of the "rut"
teaching. The speaker alluded to the
reader and books and character, and
the culture of faculties in this direc-
ton, and also spoke of his recent visit
to his native home, Scotland, making
many interesting points, which space
| cOmpels us to omit.
John McGregor, Hardware mer-
chant of Springfield, Mo-, and ex-Mayor
of that city, was next called, and warm
ly thanked the friends. and especially
the committee, for the kindness shown.
He especially commended the editor OF
the Enterprise for the interest he took;
was glad that he was here to witness
the event, which he should remember
with pleasure as long as he lived. He
referred to early days and their disad-
yantages and made contrasts with the
propriety of the present. Then no tel
epraph nor railroad. But in the great
march of progress education kept pace.
The speaker then referred to the West,
its resources, &C., and closed by reclt-
ing few stanzas of very appropriate
and pathetic poem.
w. p. Noble, an attorney at law, OF
Tiain; o., was called out and expressed
his gratitude at meeting so many ne
had not seen for 40 years. He reviewed
the past how hard 1t was in those days
to get along, how he taught in log
school house, with punche0n seats and
floor, to secure means to pay his tuition
Charley Foster, and other eminent men
were among his pupils. He credited
! John McGregor for Installing his mino
with an impetus not been idle since
He spoke feelingly in favor of labor
and denounced idleness as rust. No